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Lara Logan Biography
Birth Place:
Durban, South Africa
Profession
Reporter, journalist
Fast Facts
- Started her journalism career at age 17, working for the Sunday Tribune in her native Durban, South Africa
- Worked as a swimsuit model when she was in college
- Earned a diploma in French language, culture and history from the Alliance Française in Paris
- In 2005, suffered minor injuries while reporting from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border when the military vehicle she was in hitted a double-tank mine
- In 2010, was awarded a duPont - Columbia University Silver Baton for her report "A Relentless Enemy
- "Speaks English, French, Afrikaans and basic Portuguese
Relationships
- Lola Anne Burkett -- Daughter
- Jason Siemon -- Ex-husband
- Joseph Burkett IV -- Husband
- Joseph Washington Burkett V -- Son